Millions of People Take Birth Control to Treat Endometriosis–But It Doesn’t Work

April 4, 2023

(STAT News) – For my new book, BLEED: Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care, I spoke with about four dozen people who have endometriosis, an excruciating condition that affects one in 10 people assigned female at birth, or 5% of the global population. Nearly all of the people I interviewed had been prescribed the pill at some point, most of them in their teens. I’ve heard about hundreds of other stories since I began promoting the book. (Read More)